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Police arrested a suspected serial burglar who they say filled bags and shopping carts with thousands of dollars in cigarettes then sold them to the homeless.

Former meth addict Heidi Lund, who has turned her life around through the House of Hope, regained custody of her children, ages 1 and 3, just two weeks ago.

A 3rd District Court judge on Friday ordered three adults charged in connection with fatally shooting a rival gang member at a West Valley City golf course earlier this year to stand trial for the slaying of 18-year-old JoJo Lee Brandstatt.

FILE _ In a Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 file photo, sculptor Stan Watts stands in front of his three-times lifesize, bronze sculpture, To Lift A Nation, in Kearns, Utah.

FILE _ In a Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 file photo, sculptor Stan Watts stands in front of his three-times lifesize, bronze sculpture, To Lift A Nation, in Kearns, Utah.

Police are after a local thief, but lung cancer may get him first. The list of Albertsons grocery stores possibly targeted by the same cigarette burglar since the end of April is growing after an Orem store became the latest victim.

Several Salt Lake Valley municipalities have pledged to "buy American" with their allotments of federal stimulus funding.

The latest version of a bill aiming to revamp sex education in Utah allows parents to choose between two classes.

Originally published July 1, 2007 A skateboarder refused to leave the St. Mark's Hospital parking lot.

In Utah, we use the terms, "barbecue" and "grilling" interchangeably. But don't tell that to anyone from the "barbecue belt," which is just about anywhere in the South.

The Salt Lake County Council will soon weigh in on a proposed ordinance that would fine people whose property has been tagged by graffiti, if they don't get it cleaned up quickly.

One of the teens charged in the fatal shooting of a rival gang member at a West Valley City golf course earlier this year told police the 14-year-old gunman was egged on and trying to fit in.

People who live in Salt Lake County may have to pay up if they are the victims of graffiti.

A Kearns man previously accused of taking construction jobs in another contractor's name has been charged in an additional swindle.

Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake County employee Rick Brunson paints over graffiti under a bridge in Kearns on Monday.

The California Supreme Court upheld a ban on same-sex marriage on Tuesday, ratifying a decision made by the state's electorate during the November election.

With animal shelters packed wall to wall, why is the cost of adopting some dogs so high? ABC 4 talked with the Humane Society and Salt Lake County Animal Services to find out.

The Spectrum reports arrests for felony crimes, compound misdemeanors and warrants carrying a bail of at least $750. All arrest information is taken from the jail booking log and police reports.

Crime in your neighborhood? It probably happens more than you think... But a new website is making it easier for residents to see what's going on in their own backyards.

ABC 4 is taking action for a Kearns woman. She says the Thomas Jefferson Junior High School in Kearns has ten confirmed cases of H1N1 swine flu.